Baking is a great way to pass the time, have wonderful after dinner deserts and make some extra money. If you are talented in baking and have an eye for creativity there are many who may be interested in buying your baked goods. Finding a specialty such as cakes is the best way to start and all that is needed are a few standard pans.

A standard cake pan can consist of various sizes and shapes such as a sheet pan which is a rectangle shaped pan. Using this pan makes it simple to bake a cake and carve various designs from a single sheet. They are also used for making cakes to serve a lot of people, for example a large birthday party.

Another style that can be used in several different ways is square cake pans. These also are great when stacked several different ways or carved to make beautifully designed cakes. They are smaller than a sheet pan so the baking time is usually shorter as well. With a square style a cake can be stacked fairly high with different flavors for each layer.

Also necessary is a heart cake pan as these make great anniversary, Valentines Day and birthday cakes. They are also easily carved for shaping unique designs when combining with square or round shapes.

The most important part of baking is the use of the correct pan for the shape desired. It is also necessary to use the correct pan for which the recipe requires, an example would be a bundt pan being used to make an angel food cake. The majority of all cakes are baked in a 350 degree oven with only the amount of baking time changing.

A deep pan will take longer than a shallow pan. Check cakes before taking them out for doneness by touching the center, if it bounces back it is done or put a toothpick in center of cake, if it comes out clean it is done.

After making a few cakes and selling them for a profit, it will be easier to purchase more items for increasing your baking business. When able to purchase more pans, buying styles such as character shapes and bundt pans will provide ease in offering a variety of shapes, sizes and specialty cakes. When first starting out it may be necessary to offer only a few choices in flavors so choose a couple of traditional such as chocolate, white and strawberry as well as one unique flavor.